OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM saysImage source, EPA/ShutterstockByJacob Phillips and Harry SekulichPublished1 minute agoAn artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister…
- ▪OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM saysImage source, EPA/ShutterstockByJacob Phillips and Harry SekulichPublished1 minute agoAn artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian governme
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| Original publisher | BBC News — Tech |
| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vgy0333dppo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss |
| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:23:28 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-23T22:24:55.720Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-23T22:24:55.720Z |
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OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM saysImage source, EPA/ShutterstockByJacob Phillips and Harry SekulichPublished1 minute agoAn artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.The agent gained unauthorised accessed to a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive Medicare information", Albanese told a news conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Medicare refers to Australia's universal healthcare scheme.
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